Alternative title
Väst-SOM 1993
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Description
This is the second study in the series of SOM-surveys carried out in Western Sweden exclusively. The questionnaire was divided into six subject fields: mass media; politics and society; the municipality of Göteborg; energy, nuclear power and environment; leisure and housing; and background. Many of the questions are replications of questions asked in SOM-survey Western Sweden 1992 (SSD 0460), but there is also a number of new questions. These questions dealt with time spent listening to the radio, viewing morning television and reading morning paper; impression of morning television; amount of local government issues read in the local paper; confidence in a number of Swedish mass media; opinion on a number of statements concerning the regional division of Sweden. Respondents living in Göteborg had to answer a number of questions dealing with the magazine ´Vårt Göteborg´, published by Göteborg local authority. Other questions specific for respondents living in Göteborg dealt with the neighbourhood committees and their activities. Respondents also had to give their opinion on a number of proposa
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Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
SOM Institute
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 15-80 years residing in Göteborg or one of the eleven surrounding municipalities, Ale, Härryda, Kungsbacka, Kungälv, Lerum, Lilla Edet, Mölndal, Partille, Stenungsund, Tjörn and Öckerö.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1993-10 – 1994-01
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Kungsbacka Municipality, Härryda Municipality, Partille Municipality, Öckerö Municipality, Stenungsund Municipality, Tjörn Municipality, Ale Municipality, Lerum Municipality, Lilla Edet Municipality, Göteborg Municipality, Mölndal Municipality, Kungälv Municipality
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Municipality
Research area
Media, Environment and conservation, Energy and natural resources, Political behaviour and attitudes, Leisure, tourism and sport
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Political Science, Media Studies
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
housing, mass media, occupations, public sector, energy, environment, local government policy, voting intention, environmental degradation, trust, political interest, local government services, nuclear energy, newspaper readership, public services, television channels, news, income, television viewing, internal politics, political parties, regional policy, local government, residential areas, european economic community, working conditions, households, leisure time activities, educational levels, mass media use, energy supply, electronic equipment, radio listening, natural energy resources, cors
Nilsson, Lennart (ed.) (1994) Västsverige i fokus : SOM-undersökningen i Västsverige 1993. SOM report no. 12. Göteborg: SOM Institute
SOM Institute publications
ISBN:
91-972694-1-7
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Associated documentation
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https://doi.org/10.5878/002645
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Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
University of Gothenburg, SOM Institute
Variables
358
Number of individuals/objects
1586
Response rate/participation rate
70%